The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-19
The ouesn,s Jubilee Celebration.


This week viii be an interesting one
throughout the British empire. The prspa-
rati0ns for the Celebration Of the fitch an
niversary of Queen VictoFja'S reign are very
extensive. There viii De ceremonies Of an
impressive character, and rarades and fire
works Tor the amusement Of the people
The Queen will be the toast at MANY a ban-
quet, and her loyal subjects viii vie with
each other in .heir expressions OF good viii
and kindly feeling toward her The Queen
herself viii come forth FROM her partial re
tirement and take part IN the jubilee festivi-
ties, Since her widOwhood began she has ap-
peared but little in public. She Is stranger
to the greater portion of her sub lects even in
London. 1t is expected, however. that dur
ing the jubilee celebration she will be the
chief figure in the principal ceremonies and
parades.
The people Of England may not be very
strongly attached to royalty, and To aristO-
cratic institutions, but they have very high
regard for their Queen She has led pure
life, and is a model woman and mother.
She has furnished an example which Eng
lish mothers can follow with safety. and
Englishmen point to with pride
She is not great Queen, nor in any sense
great woman, hut she has had remark
ably successful reign. AT the close of the
fiftieth year of her rule the British Empire
Is greater than it ever was. Although hav-
ing strong domestic inclinations she hts
always taken lively interest in public af-
fairs. Her aim has been to promote the
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greatness of her Empire, but it is probable
that the chief thought that has occupied her
mind throughout the greater part of
her reign is how to strengthen the hold of
her family upon England. To insure the
throne to her descendants she became En-
press of India. consented to the marriage of
a daughter to one of her subjects, and has
been dfligent in the accumulation of wealth
1t is by no means certain, however, that
at the end of the next fifty years one of her
family will occupy the throne. Indeed,
there are reasons for doubling that there
will be throne. England is growing more
democratic each year. The people are
gradually acquiring the power which roy
atty and the aristocracy have enjoyed ex-
clusively. The House of Lords, the estab-
lished church and the privileges of the no
bility are losing favor, and the time that
viii witness their overthrow may be near
at hand
Whatever of sincerity there will be in the
rejoicings of the present week will be due to
the admiration of the womanly qualities of
the Queen, and not to any marSed appre-
citation of royalty. 1t is probable that the
Queen, ITO some extent, realizes this, and
beneath the smiling face that she will pre-
sent during the jubilee celebration, it may
be that she will carry an aching heart If
she could feel that the people were loyal to
royalty and to aristocratic institutions, and
that they would stand as firmly by those
who are to succeed her on the throne as they
have stood by her, the present week, doubt
less, would be one of the happiest of her life
The jubilee funds were not Forthcoming
without much urging. The hearts of the
masses are not in the celebration The
trouble in Ireland, and the grave questions
which are pending in Parliament, make a
deeper impression upon the people than the
celebration, and while they will join in the
rejoicings, and give expression to kindly
sentiments toward the Queen, they will do
so with the feeling that the throne and its
props are in rather skaky condition.